Figure 11.
Transmission electron microscopy image of Tcs in the lamina propria of the chicken ileum. These cells had a stellate morphology with multiple branches. The branches made frequent close contacts with each other, forming a network and close contact with neighboring cells. F, fibroblast; N, nucleus; Nf, nerve fiber; Pd, podomer; Pm, podom; SMC, smooth muscle cell; Tc, telocyte; Tp, telopode.
